Fluidigm AccuLift Laser Capture Microdissection System

Fluidigm has launched the AccuLift Laser Capture Microdissection System, which enables precise and efficient capture of individual cells or larger tissue regions from frozen and FFPE tissue sections for DNA, RNA, and protein biomarker analysis using sequencing, real-time PCR, or mass spectrometry. Fluidigm said that it collaborated with Lance Liotta, codirector of the Center for Applied Proteomics and Molecular Medicine at George Mason University, to develop the AccuLift product portfolio. The new system features a patent-pending design including a high-precision stage and uniquely aligned IR and UV lasers. It also features a new capture method developed in Liotta's laboratory that increases the efficiency of cellular capture and extraction.